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BBC News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Lyons-Foster swaps Glentoran for Coleraine
Coleraine will sign Kodi Lyons-Foster from Irish Premiership rivals Glentoran at the conclusion of his contract at the Oval next month. Lyons-Foster impressed during his one season with Glentoran having previously spent time in the academy structures at Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa. The 28-year-old defender has signed a "multi-year" deal with the Bannsiders who finished fifth in the league this season before replacing manager Dean Shiels with Ruaidhri Higgins and losing the European play-off final to Cliftonville. "After speaking to Ruaidhri, I was excited by the plans for the future and the ambition around the club," Lyons-Foster told Coleraine's club website. "I've really enjoyed my time in the league and I'm grateful to Glentoran, but this felt like the right move for me."I've heard brilliant things about the fans and the atmosphere at The Showgrounds, and when I played there this season it really stood out. I'm excited about what's ahead and buzzing to get started."Coleraine have already signed Irish Premiership player of the season Joel Cooper from Linfield for next season after "significant investment" from new majority owner Henry Ross. For Glentoran, it is the second prominent departure in three days after it was confirmed on Friday that Fuad Sule will also sign elsewhere upon the conclusion of his Sule and Lyons-Foster were voted onto the Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Team of the Year for last season.
Belfast Telegraph
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
‘It felt a bit crazy'… Michael O'Connor hits out after he lost his Coleraine job ahead of the European Play-offs
Michael O'Connor has voiced his anger and disappointment after being axed by Coleraine just before the European Play-Offs. The former Northern Ireland midfielder also took a swipe at Coleraine's executive chairman and majority shareholder Henry Ross.
BBC News
19-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Coleraine FC applies for large slice of £36.2 stadium fund
Coleraine Football Club has applied for more than a quarter of the money available in a new fund aimed at improving stadiums in Northern Ireland.A total of £36.2m is to be shared out, and Coleraine wants £10m of to the Northern Ireland Football Fund closed on Friday, with 41 clubs in the men's and women's game eligible to apply.A decision from the Department for Communities on the allocation of money is expected this summer. Glentoran, Cliftonville, Larne, Ballymena United and Derry City were among the clubs expected to apply to the fund, which was launched in January by Communities Minister Gordon has defended its application for a large slice of the £36.2m, saying it wants to turn its ground, The Showgrounds, into a "state-of-the-art footballing hub for the North West".A spokesperson for the club told BBC News NI: "Without this redevelopment, Coleraine FC could be without a home ground within the next five to 10 years."The club's board has worked tirelessly to ensure that the North West Regional Stadium project is fully shovel-ready, positioning it for swift implementation upon securing funding."While many clubs have been reluctant to say exactly how much money they are seeking, Coleraine's decision to go public may lead to more bids becoming known. At the end of last year, the club announced that a 24-year-old local property developer Henry Ross had become the club's new majority owner following a "significant investment".In order to be granted money, clubs must demonstrate they will contribute at least 5% of the total project council-owned grounds this rises to 40%.Last week, a proposal offering Derry City a long-term lease of their home ground to help them proceed with a multimillion-pound bid for funding was approved by councillors. Three levels of grants were available in the application process:projects with a total cost of up to £1.5mup to £6mmore than £6mAlthough the total amount in the fund is £36.2m, some of that money may be distributed separately, to grassroots football and a proposed new national training Northern Ireland Football Fund dates back to 2011, when it was called the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme. 'Only a beginning' When it was launched in January, Lyons admitted much more money than the existing £36.2m was needed but insisted the new fund was "only a beginning".An estimated £200m is required to bring facilities in Northern Ireland up to the necessary 41 clubs eligible to apply are all members of the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL) or League of Ireland, and play their home matches at a venue located in Northern applications closed at 17:00 on Friday, the Department for Communities has yet to reveal how many bids were received.A spokesperson said: "Applications are currently being reviewed before details are confirmed."
